If you are planning on buying six 50-lb. bags of flour, or anything above one bag for that matter, you would be getting a pretty good price. However, if you are really thinking about getting only one 50-lb. bag, you might find it a bit cheaper, even after adding shipping charges, to use someone like Chefswarehouse, at http://www.chefswarehouse.com/Catalog/DisplayDetail.aspx?prd_id=GF210. Honeyville apparently prices a good part of the shipping charges in their initial price, whereas others price the flour normally and charge for shipping separately. PennMac, at pennmac.com, also prices the product normally and shipping charges separately. With PennMac, it pays to live close by because the shipping charges go up quite quickly the farther away you are from them.

My practice is to run the numbers through all the potential sources and compare total price. You will note that both Chef's Warehouse and PennMac carry the All Trumps high-gluten flour, which is considered one of the premium high-gluten flours. You will see that their prices for the 50-lb. bag are much lower than Honeyville's prices, but the shipping charges bring the totals up.

So, what's wrong with their flour/company/reputation?? Please add to this if you have any experience with them and their products!

Can't comment on the product, but the price is suspect. At $44 a 50 lb. bag, it doesn't compare with the ~$20 you'll pay for 50 lbs. of KASL from a foodservice wholesaler, or cash & carry (last bag, I paid $25 from the bakery at the local supermarket for that!)

I get mine from Con Agra flour mill a few blocks from me for about 8 bucks for a 50 lb bag, but before I started getting it from them I got it from a local bakery. They didn't always have it on hand to buy partial bags but were happy to order me full 50 lb bags for 15-20 bucks. Call bakeries in your area and ask for the manager and see if they will accommodate you, most will. I use it for bread making too so it gets used up and if not the savings is still worth it if you have to toss it, or split a bag with a friend who bakes too.Jon

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If you are planning on buying six 50-lb. bags of flour, or anything above one bag for that matter, you would be getting a pretty good price. However, if you are really thinking about getting only one 50-lb. bag, you might find it a bit cheaper, even after adding shipping charges, to use someone like Chefswarehouse, at http://www.chefswarehouse.com/Catalog/DisplayDetail.aspx?prd_id=GF210. Honeyville apparently prices a good part of the shipping charges in their initial price, whereas others price the flour normally and charge for shipping company services separately. PennMac, at pennmac.com, also prices the product normally and shipping charges separately. With PennMac, it pays to live close by because the shipping charges go up quite quickly the farther away you are from them.

My practice is to run the numbers through all the potential sources and compare total price. You will note that both Chef's Warehouse and PennMac carry the All Trumps high-gluten flour, which is considered one of the premium high-gluten flours. You will see that their prices for the 50-lb. bag are much lower than Honeyville's prices, but the shipping charges bring the totals up.

Peter

Thanks for the info. What do you think about King Arthur Sir Lancelot Hi-Gluten Flour. I heard that it is also good.They claim "This is the highest-gluten flour (14.2% protein) available on the retail market today. It's a must-have for lusty, extra-chewy artisan breads, and breads made with lots of whole grains."